13 May 1784: burial of William Stockdale, sexton of Rudby Church
19 Feb 1790: burial of Thomas Seamore, a 74, Sexton of Rudby Church

Sarah Hebron was elected Sexton on 2 July 1833 “to have £2/12 per year for doing the duty of a Sexton to attend to the fires and keep the church clean. The Churchwardens to see about getting the stove in repair”.
The sexton has the care of the fabric of the church and is responsible for digging the graves and ringing the bells. It is not clear from the churchwardens’ accounts who was the previous sexton; it may have been Nathaniel Smithson. The records do not show who the vestry appointed to take care of the bells and, particularly, the gravedigging.

Seymour/Seamer

“Seymour for well 2s 6d” appears in William Sayers Calculations 1815 in the Middleton Book

7 Aug 1822: B D Suggitt left £20 a year to his servant Mary Seymour, if still residing with him at the time of his death

GG 130: 31 Oct 1835: Thomas Spence of Hutton weaver & Dorothy his wife (1) Henry Collins of Stokesley gent (2): 2 houses now used as one, the weaver’s shop adjoining & the garden or orchard of 1r behind, occ by Thomas Spence; the butcher’s shop adjoining the weaver’s shop occ by William Sherwood: bounded by Lord Falkland to E, street to W, Mrs Kingston to N, Edmund Taylor to S; also Gowdie/Gowlay Hill Garth 1a with cowhouse occ by Thomas Richardson: bounded by John Charlton to E, by Francis Stainthorpe to W, by street to N, by Jane Willans & Edward Meynell to S; also house with garden & garth behind 2r, occ by William Merrington: bounded by street to E, William Wood to W, John Seamer to N, John Rymers & Francis Stainthorpe to S; also 3 closes formerly 2 closes called the Cottager 7a, previously occ by William Braithwaite as tenant to William Spence decd: bounded by Robert Halliday Dobson to E, George Hunter & William Ableson to W, by Rounton road to N, by Richard Johnson to S; “& all other the messuages lands tenements and hereditaments formerly belonging to Thomas Smith late of Hutton yeoman decd and comprised in his Will”

Tithe Map from Elizabeth Sleigh: John Seamer occ 137, 138, 141, 142

John Seamer was a subscribers to the Wesleyan Youth’s Instructor in 1840

Thomas then seems to remarry, to Jane: children of Thomas: Ann 1802, Elizabeth 1804 (dau of Thomas & Jane), John 1810, and William 1812

25 Jul 1818: Thomas Shaw occupied a house in the Wheatsheaf area, between Whorlton and Passman property, bought by Baillieur from Passman [East Side deeds]

Thomas Shaw is a tenant of Barkers Row in 1829

FQ 249: 13 & 14 Mar 1829: exors of Wayne to Barker: the Carpenters Arms with the cartwrights shop and stable on the west end thereof, the garden and the privy on the south & backside of the premises, bounded by road to East Rounton to E, by Mrs Elizabeth Hildreth to W & S, by road to East Rounton, John Robinson and Mr Farnaby to N – occ by Edward Meynell; the garth occ by Edward Meynell, bounded by Elizabeth Hildreth to E, by John Burdon to W, by Thomas Passman, Elizabeth Hildreth, Mr Kendall & William Spence to N, by road to East Rounton to S; the site where buildings lately occupied by John & Hannah Kay & taken down by Mark Barker stood; the garth now used as garden ground to the E & backside of the sd site; the new houses built by Mark Barker on the site and part of the garth: some of the houses and the garden ground “at present unoccupied”, the others occupied by Robert Hall, William Souter, George Sanderson, John Kay, Mary Lamb, Jackson Richardson, John Wild and Thomas Shaw: bounded by house & lands bel to Rev Richard Shepherd to E & S, by Arthur Douglas and townstreet to N & W

FQ 435: 26 & 27 Mar 1830: house on East Side: Baillieur to Lowther: formerly occ by Thomas Sanderson, then by Thomas Shaw and now by Robert Tweddle: bounded by Joseph Whorlton to N, by Thomas Passman to S, by street to W

Elizabeth Best married William Shaw. He was possibly the son of Thomas & Jane, born 1812.

Elizabeth Shaw gave evidence at the trial of Robert Goldsborough in 1842: “on cross-examination she admitted that she had been in jail on a charge of stealing geese; and that she had two children born before marriage.”

1841 Census: William Shaw 25 weaver, Elizabeth 30 and James Best 13 weaver, Ann Best 11 and Margaret Best 8, on East Side

The Shaw family do not feature in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses, but it seems likely that Margaret, then aged 18 and a “house servant”, was living with Hannah Best, her grandmother in 1851; she is listed in the transcript as Hannah’s daughter.

Elizabeth Shaw, weaver’s widow, aged 70, b Tabron, Norfolk is listed between the Wheatsheaf and Hutton House in 1881.

James Best appears to have been living in Hutton Rudby in 1881; the census shows James Best, married, 52, b Hutton Rudby, a sailcloth weaver, was visiting in the household of Isabella Foster, a widow in Queens Terrace, Middlesbrough, and Mrs Mary Best 51, b Gateshead, was living on South Side, and ten year old Mary Best, b Hutton Rudby, was staying with her.

A Deed of declaration of abode by George Thirkell of Middleton was sworn before R Shepherd Vicar of Rudby “at my lodgings at Hutton in the parish of Rudby” on 2 Nov 1822 – which indicates he was living in lodgings before his marriage

The deeds relating to the Barkers Row area state that a dwellinghouse and lands belonging to the Rev Richard Shepherd bounded Barkers Row to the east and south, while property belonging to Arthur Douglas bounded it to the north and west. But there are no deeds to indicate that he owned property there, so I assume that Mr and Mrs Shepherd had been living in Hutton House.

FK 513: 22 Feb 1828: mortgage of house in Hutton occ by Richard Rymer and closes adjoining: Robert Baillieur late of Trenholme now of Castle of York innkeeper and Robert Nelson Wilson late of Yarm now of Castle of York yeoman: bounded by Richard Shepherd to N & S, by John Rickarby to E and by Christopher Oxendale to W

FQ 204: 9 Dec 1829: Robert Baillieur late of Trenholm innkeeper but now of Yarm yeoman (1) Robert Nelson Wilson of Yarm gent (2) John Harker of Yarm jobber [?] (3): house, orchard, garth, stable & outbldgs in Hutton Field occ by Richard Rymer and closes adjoining: bounded by Richard Shepherd to N & S, John Rickarby to E, Christopher Oxendale to W

FT 294: 26 & 27 Dec 1830: Jakebarn: Michael Sidgwick of Hutton yeoman & John Sidgwick jnr of Hutton farmer to William Jackson of Hutton tailor: a fenced off close of 1a called Jakebarn: previously occ by Richard Shepherd & now by his widow Ann: bounded by Isaac, Joseph & William Whorlton’s land to E, by land recently bought by QAB from vendors to W & N, by road to S

Rev Rd Shepherd took his last baptism on 15 Jun 1830, and was buried 18 Nov 1830 a 42 by T. Hartley, curate (R.T. Hartley, curate of Stokesley, had taken earlier services); Ann Shepherd, then of Redcar, bd 1 Jun 1860 a 64.

In Hutton Rudby at the same time as Richard Shepherd: George & Jane Shepherd farmed at Oxgang House in Oct 1824 (when their son George was baptised), were still there in June 1826 (baptism of William) and in April 1827 (Elizabeth), and in Jun 1828 (George) and in Sep 1829 (James)

George Shepherd rented Oxgang at £7 p.a. c1820 – Middleton Book

Daniel Shepherd of Sexhow was churchwarden in 1831. He was at “a meeting held in vestry” on 16 Jun 1831 where they voted a church rate of 2 ½ per £ to church repairs

Sherwood

27 & 28 Jun 1831: Lease: parties: Thomas Eland of Grange Road Bermondsey leather dresser and wife Mary, Richard Eland of Newport Pagnell Bucks gent and Langley & Reece: to convey from Thomas to Richard and to secure an annuity to Thomas and his wife: garth 1a 2r 28p, bounded by John De Putron & - Richardson to W, Flounders & De Putron to E, river to N and street to S: and 3 houses (formerly one house) barn, cowhouse & carpenter’s shop: occ by John Eland, John Sherwood & Thomas Wiles

GG 130: 31 Oct 1835: Thomas Spence of Hutton weaver & Dorothy his wife (1) Henry Collins of Stokesley gent (2): 2 houses now used as one, the weaver’s shop adjoinging & the garden or orchard of 1r behind, occ by Thomas Spence; the butcher’s shop adjoining the weaver’s shop occ by William Sherwood: bounded by Lord Falkland to E, street to W, Mrs Kingston to N, Edmund Taylor to S; also Gowdie/Gowlay Hill Garth 1a with cowhouse occ by Thomas Richardson: bounded by John Charlton to E, by Francis Stainthorpe to W, by street to N, by Jane Willans & Edward Meynell to S; also house with garden & garth behind 2r, occ by William Merrington: bounded by street to E, William Wood to W, John Seamer to N, John Rymers & Francis Stainthorpe to S; also 3 closes formerly 2 closes called the Cottager 7a, previously occ by William Braithwaite as tenant to William Spence decd: bounded by Robert Halliday Dobson to E, George Hunter & William Ableson to W, by Rounton road to N, by Richard Johnson to S; “& all other the messuages lands tenements and hereditaments formerly belonging to Thomas Smith late of Hutton yeoman decd and comprised in his Will”

William Sherwood was a tenant of Thomas Spence in 1835, occupying the butcher’s shop. He was still a tenant in 1842

GZ 204: 2 May 1842: Thomas Spence late of Hutton weaver but now of Middlesbrough baker & shopkeeper (1) John Snowdon of Stokesley shoemaker (2) Thomas Sidgwick of Hutton linen manufacturer (3) George Wilson of Hutton linen manufacturer (4) reciting indres of 1839: John Snowdon had lent Thomas Spence £90 with £4-17-5d interest also owing, on Spence’s property on East Side: Spence sold Sidgwick the house (formerly 2 houses) & garden for £180, the mortgage to be paid off: the garden & orchard to be sold to Sidgwick was staked out and contained 33 p; previously occ by Thomas Spence and now by William Meynell; the rest to be sold to John Oates; mortgagee George Wilson

GZ 206: May 1842: Thomas Spence to John Oates for £50: the 2 shops, one formerly a weaver’s shop and now a carpenter’s and the other a butcher’s shop, with the ground behind now staked out and measuring 9 p: now occ by William Meynell, William Sherwood and John Oates: bounded by Thomas Sidgwick’s purchase from Spence to E & N, by street to W, Edmund Taylor to S; mortgagee George Wilson

EP 148: 3 Feb 1821: mortgage to Wm Whorlton by John Shout: house previously occupied by Oliver Jackson and now by Major Shout, land and weaver’s shop
Major Shout was a tallow chandler. He occupied the Whorltons’ house on North Side ca1817, and his son Major was baptised 18 Jul 1815 (son of Major and Anna Shout)

1823 Baines: Hutton: John Shutt, farmer

Sidgwick/Sedgwick

There were numerous Sidgwicks in the village through the C19 and C20 (and before - earliest date not checked); it is not clear how they were related, if at all.

In the late C18, William, Simon, Thomas & John all had children at the same time eg 1785-90. It is known that Simon Sidgwick of Enterpen died a80 in 1821 and left a widow Sarah & six children: William the weaver, John grocer of Kent, Michael merchant of Enterpen, Mary who married William Sidgwick yeoman of Hutton, Jane & Sarah spinsters. It is also known that John Sidgwick, who bought houses in Enterpen in 1779, probably died in 1815 a76. He had a son John, a linen manufacturer of Enterpen, who had a son John, yeoman of Gt Broughton in 1828

Michael of Enterpen and John the grocer were churchwardens – ie property owners

John the weaver – in 1841 there were four, aged 15, 20, 25 and 55 – was a Wesleyan

15 & 16 May 1779: John Sidgwick bought house on Enterpen corresponding with Tithe Map no 232 [see below]

1810: John Sidgwick was churchwarden
1812: Simon Sidgwick was churchwarden

4 & 5 Oct 1819: Thomas Sedgwick of Hutton weaver – party to a deed re East Side property [East Side deeds]

The bill for 1819 from Powell & Harker, recd by Robert Brigham on their behalf, included 17 Dec 1819 for “Commitment of Geo Sidgwick to the House of Correction for disobeying Bastardy Order” 1/- [Middleton Book]

ET 258: 7 & 8 Jan 1823: southern part of land occ by Mundell and bought by him from Simon Kelsey: parties: George Mundell of Hutton gardener, John Thompson of Faceby yeoman, William Jackson of Hutton tailor, Robert Brigham of Rudby gent and William Wood of Hutton gent: bounded by land bought by John & Thomas Sidgwick from Sir Wm Hy Pennyman to E, by Mr Sanders and Mr Wigham to W, by northern part of land bel to Thomas & William Jackson to N, by Simon Kelsey to S

ET 604: 12 & 13 Sep 1823: 4a close in Hutton Moor, previously occ by Bart Wright now by Simon Sidgwick the weaver, and buildings in Enterpen formerly used as house & occ by William Sidgwick, now used as barn & weaver’s shop & occ by Simon the weaver: parties: Sarah Sidgwick the elder widow of Simon yeoman of Enterpen, William Sidgwick of Hutton weaver, John Sidgwick of St Mary’s Gray, Kent, grocer, Michael Sidgwick of Enterpen merchant, William Sidgwick of Hutton yeoman & Mary his wife (Mary being the daughter of Simon decd), Jane Sidgwick & Sarah Sidgwick the younger both of Enterpen spinsters, Simon Sidgwick of Hutton weaver, Francis Cuthbert Reed draper of Yarm and William Garbutt gent of Yarm & Stokesley: premises devised under Will of late Simon Sidgwick

10 Aug 1826: Sarah Sidgwick married Robert Preston, schoolmaster. At least five children

Michael Sidgwick was churchwarden in 1827-8 and 1839.

Elizabeth Sidgwick b 13 Apr 1829, who became Mrs Russell of 15 Alma Parade, Redcar – her brother William wrote in 1908 from Darlington. Their parents were William and Mary of Brooks Farm, Trenholme Bar.

18 Jul 1828: Lease (preliminary deed for convce): house on Enterpen corresponding with Tithe Map 232 ie at the end of the old terrace near the Station Hotel: John Sidgwick of Great Broughton yeoman, son & devisee of John Sidgwick of Enterpen linen manufacturer decd (1) Edward Meynell the younger of Enterpen weaver (2): sale of 2 houses with garden behind on Enterpen: occ by John Sidgwick decd, and now by Thomas Hawman and James Meek: bounded by land of John Sidgwick of Broughton to E & N, by Sarah Sidgwick to W, by road to S: part of ppty conveyed to John Sidgwick the grandfather of John Sidgwick of Broughton in deeds 15 & 16 May 1779, the release made between George Flintoff & Ann Flintoff widow (1) and John Sidgwick the grandfather (2)

FT 108: 25 Aug 1830: Hutton Moor [Tithe Map 384 & 385]: Michael Sedgwick late of Hutton now of Broughton weaver (1) Mary Sedgwick of Broughton widow (2) Govnors of QAB (3) Rev Robt Fawcitt curate of Hilton (4): two closes, the Cottage & the Orchard, one about 1a the other about 2a, previously in one close “in a place called Hutton Moor” [ie that described in ET 604]: occ by Bart Wright as tenant to Thomas Dennison, then by Michael Sidgwick: bounded by Thomas Dennison to E & S, by George Truefitt to W, by Rounton road to N

FT 109: 21 Aug 1830: Jaques Barn glebe lands: Michael Sidgwick late of Hutton now of Broughton weaver & John Sidgwick late of Hutton weaver now of Deighton farmer to Rev Richard Shepherd with the QAB money: two pieces of ground called Jaques Barn each about 1a, part of a close of 7a: bounded by Jonathan Sanders to N & W, land of George & Mary Bowes contracted to be conveyed to Isaac Whorlton & others to E, Rounton road to S: previously occ by James Kendrew and now by John & Michael Sidgwick

FT 294: 26 & 27 Dec 1830: Jakebarn: Michael Sidgwick of Hutton yeoman & John Sidgwick jnr of Hutton farmer to William Jackson of Hutton tailor: a fenced off close of 1a called Jakebarn: previously occ by Richard Shepherd & now by his widow Ann: bounded by Isaac, Joseph & William Whorlton’s land to E, by land recently bought by QAB from vendors to W & N, by road to S

Michael Sidgwick was a vestry member on 5 Apr 1831 who signed the election of the churchwardens. He was at “a meeting held in vestry” on 16 Jun 1831 where they voted a church rate of 2 ½ per £ to church repairs. He signed the election of the churchwardens and a church rate of 5 ½ per pound in April 1832.

Churchwardens’ accounts 1831/2: “George Sidgwick Repairing Bil 1s”

“Warrant for apprehension: George Sidgwick of Rudby, weaver, reputed father of son of Jane Mitchinson for non-payment of £21-13-2 under a maintenance order for payment of £1-15-0 lying-in expenses and 2/- per week 20 Jan 1831”

William Sidgwick bought a Catechism for 1d in the List – Middleton Book
Isabella Sidgwick is in a list of names in the Middleton Book
Charlotte Sidgwick is in a list of names in the Middleton Book
Isabella Sidgwick is in a List of Girls – Middleton Book
Wm Sidgwick is in A List of Boys – Middleton Book
[blank] Sidgwick was in A List of Boys – Middleton Book

John Sidgwick the grocer was appointed churchwarden in 1833. He was at the meeting on 2 July 1833 when Sarah Hebbron was elected Sexton.

John Sedgwick was in the 1836 Wesleyan Methodist class lists.
Isabella Sedgwick, Elizabeth Sedgwick were in the 1836 Wesleyan class lists
Sarah Preston nee Sidgwick is in the Wesleyan class lists 1836

Elizabeth Sidgwick: Elizabeth & William Sidgwick: Hannah bap 1831, Sarah bap 1834 and John bap 1837. This could be William & Elizabeth in Rudby
Elizabeth Sidgwick: a Bessy was the unmarried mother of Thomas, bap 20 Jan 1833
Elizabeth Sidgwick: an Elizabeth died 1839 a54
Isabella Sidgwick: Isabella & William had Robert Myers bap 1832. This William Sidgwick appears not to have been born in Hutton Rudby.

An account of School expenditure commencing Oct 24th 1836 shows “Paid Mrs Sidgwick up to and for July 29th 1837 £4-15-0 ½d”

1838/41: John Sidgwick, grocer & churchwarden, North End was a property owner
1838/41: Michael Sidgwick, farmer, Enterpen was a property owner
1838/41: Sarah Sidgwick, elderly independent, North Side, was a property owner
1838/41: Thomas Sidgwick, linen manufacturer, North Side was a property owner

Tithe Map: John Sidgwick owned & occ property on North End, and occupied a close on Enterpen owned by Michael Sidgwick
Tithe Map: Michael Sidgwick was an owner & occupier on Enterpen
Tithe Map: Sarah Sidgwick owned property on Enterpen
Tithe Map: Thomas Sidgwick owned property on Enterpen, and occupied property on North Side and in the Kelsey Field area beyond Doctors Lane
Tithe Map: William Sidgwick owned & occ property on Enterpen, and occupied gardens & garths on North End
Tithe Map from Elizabeth Sleigh: William Sidgwick occ 105 gdn – North End
Tithe Map from Elizabeth Sleigh: James Sidgwick occ 139, 140 – mid North End

In 1839 [or 1840?] Michael Sidgwick was chosen churchwarden, but this was opposed by Thomas Chapman, who demanded a vote; the ballot elected Chapman. [1839: Eddowes lists Michael Sidgwick and Thomas Chapman; 1840: Eddowes lists Henry Harland and Thomas Chapman.]

Thomas Sidgwick bought the house and garden from Thomas Spence in 1842 for £180:
GZ 204: 2 May 1842: Thomas Spence late of Hutton weaver but now of Middlesbrough baker & shopkeeper (1) John Snowdon of Stokesley shoemaker (2) Thomas Sidgwick of Hutton linen manufacturer (3) George Wilson of Hutton linen manufacturer (4) reciting indres of 1839: John Snowdon had lent Thomas Spence £90 with £4-17-5d interest also owing, on Spence’s property on East Side: Spence sold Sidgwick the house (formerly 2 houses) & garden for £180, the mortgage to be paid off: the garden & orchard to be sold to Sidgwick was staked out and contained 33 p; previously occ by Thomas Spence and now by William Meynell; the rest to be sold to John Oates; mortgagee George Wilson

GZ 206: May 1842: Thomas Spence to John Oates for £50: the 2 shops, one formerly a weaver’s shop and now a carpenter’s and the other a butcher’s shop, with the ground behind now staked out and measuring 9 p: now occ by William Meynell, William Sherwood and John Oates: bounded by Thomas Sidgwick’s purchase from Spence to E & N, by street to W, Edmund Taylor to S; mortgagee George Wilson‘The Cleveland Repertory’ 1 Jun 1843:
Deaths: On the 7th ult. at Hutton Rudby, the wife of John Sidgwick, aged 46
[the wife of John the grocer]

‘Stokesley News & Cleveland Reporter’, 1 Sep 1844:
Births: On Saturday, the 24th of August, at Hutton, Charlotte, the wife of Mr James Sidgwick, of a daughter

“Principal inhabitants” signing the record of exchange of bounties on 28 Sep 1857: Robert Braithwaite, John Rickatson, George Wilson, Henry Willins, John Robinson, Thomas Sidgwick, John Sidgwick, George Davison [Terriers]

Sarah Sidgwick was one of two linen manufacturers in the village in 1861